ACL tears – do they all need reconstruction?

June 1, 2018, Dr Chee L Khoo

Yikes, I must have torn my ACL!

For patients with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears, it used to be that conservative treatment is tried first and if the knee joint is symptomatic and/or unstable, then surgery can be considered. But have you noticed that patients are now routinely heading for surgery without a trial of conservative treatment and irrespective of what future demands on their joints may be?…